Birmingham
Civil RightsIndustry
Seal with anvil on white – "Bombingham," civil rights violence, redemption.
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Hartford
EconomyIndustry
White disc with seal on blue – the "Insurance Capital of the World."
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Bridgeport
IndustryMaritime Port
Once Connecticut's industrial capital, Bridgeport carries a flag that tells of its working-class past, its harbors, its machines and its coastal urban energy.
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Wilmington
EconomyIndustry
Seal with a ship on blue – the "Corporate Capital," DuPont, credit-card capital.
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Wichita
IndustryEconomy
A stylized sun on white – the "Air Capital of the World," Boeing, Cessna, Beechcraft.
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Baltimore
Maritime PortIndustryCivil Rights
Calvert and Crossland – British cannonballs, "The Wire," the rebirth of the harbor.
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Detroit
IndustryMusicEconomy
Detroit, the legendary industrial city, carries a flag that tells of immigration, music, automobiles and urban rebirth.
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Manchester
Industry
A seal with a waterfall and factories on white – "Labor Vincit" (Labor Conquers).
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Newark
IndustryImmigrationEconomy
Newark, a major city in New Jersey, blends industrial history, cultural diversity and urban energy in a flag reflecting its role as a crossroads for the whole region.
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Trenton
IndustryCivil War
Divided blue and gold with a seal – "Trenton Makes, The World Takes."
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Charleston
IndustryEconomy
A seal on white – capital of West Virginia, a state born of secession.
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Milwaukee
Industry
A blue gear, the municipal seal – "the city that made beer famous."
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Fort Wayne
Colonial HistoryIndustry
A tricolor "Y" symbolizes the confluence of three rivers and three centuries of history.
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Cedar Rapids
IndustryImmigration
A green star on a blue field – the city of grain and Czech heritage.
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Springfield
Colonial HistoryIndustry
Blue and gold, a colonial seal – where basketball and Dr. Seuss changed the world.
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Cleveland
MusicIndustryEconomy
Sky blue, a red star, "CLEVELAND" in white – the city that fought its way back.
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Tulsa
Indigenous CultureCivil RightsIndustryEconomy
An Osage shield on a navy field – Tulsa, the oil capital that buried Black Wall Street.
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Dallas
IndustryEconomyCivil Rights
A blue field, a golden coat of arms – Dallas, the city of oil, the Cowboys, and the trauma of 1963.
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Casper
Nature & WildernessIndustry
A cowboy silhouette on a red circle – the oil town at the heart of the great plains.
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